The time had finally come yesterday. The final edging away from Unit 4.1-4.2 and Unit 5.1. Today, I've actually gotten extremely close to phasing out Unit 5. I have a few speaking hiccups, that I will share in another blog later today. But I felt that, I was ready to move on to Unit 6 fully. So thus, I did so.
Unit 6 as always, they start with a review and a writing exercise. I have not done the writing exercise for this yet, I will do that before I start my grammar reading later on. I focused on reading, listening and speaking.
6 is richer. In fact, sechs ist richer. I've got some new words, and some are definitely familiar.
Bratwurst = Br-aht - vourst
Mark = Mahk
Acht = Ahct
Wieviel = Vee - Fi-ehl
ko**nnen = kuhn'en (en is a taper, like ... Lighten up)
One of the things I liked about Unit 6 is it helped me clarify some speaking issues (I believe this is done purposefully for the whole book to be honest)
I clarified my pronunciation of verstehen (fer-stee-en), which makes saying the sentence "Verstehen Sie Frau Kunze?" "Ja. Ich verstehe Frau Kunze."
Also the ending sound of "en", even though I knew it inherently, I didn't know for sure if that it's how it's pronounced in Germen. That softness of "en", versus "eh-n". The "en" is said with a closed mouth towards the end to stop the outward sound.
The phrases in this chapter will take some serious practice to say at normal speed, but I'm getting there. The hardest phrase is "Wir ko**nnen die Rechnung nicht bezahlen!" Now, of course, saying the phrase slowly isn't an issue, it's just like I mentioned in the last blog, that there is a lot of "bite" in this phrase. Meaning, there rhythm is rapid and easy to trip over. The mind knows what to say, it's getting the tongue to cooperate that's the problem. You'll get to hear that soon.
I have lots to do. Practise is done for the moment, and the day needs me.
Happy Learning Everyone!
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